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How to Bid on Auctions
This year we’ve adopted a new auction system where you can bid on your auctions directly in the Headshots from the Heart chat designed by awesome organizer Ben Brown. We hope that everybody finds it an...
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The Players of 2014
What does it take to play a video game for twenty four hours straight without breaks? If you said not much, then you would be wrong. My name is Amanda Garbe and I am one of the original Headshots from...
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Bread Baron
Despite what you may have heard, gamers cannot live on chips alone. We’ve got plenty of chips and soda, as well as cookies and baked goods for the community and our mums, but sometimes we just need...
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Mean Screens
There’s something really special about putting on the shirt for your charity event. It makes you feel like you’re part of something larger than yourself, probably not unlike putting on a sports jersey...
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Quid Vis
Sometimes the hardest the thing about cos-playing can be those pesky details like quality emblems that truly complete your costume in style. Never fear because today’s sponsor highlight of Quid Vis has...
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Potluck Games
It’s a simple fact that there are few things gamers love more than dice. Dungeons, swords, halberds, monsters, these things are good, but even the most avid video-gamer’s eyes light up when they grab a...
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Intelligent Designs
Every year that I get to write one of these posts is a pretty good year. Rob Stea of Intelligent Designs has been one of our most tireless supporters since the very beginning of Headshots from the...
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8-Bit Healey
Megan Healey combines her love for sewing and her love for gaming in a rather unique way. She quilts. If you’ve ever longed to wrap yourself in Nyan Cat or cover your pillow in a key from Super Mario,...
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2014 Auctions
Every year a team of volunteers work together with a variety of sponsors from all over the world to create a giant pile of loot. We mean, auctions and giveaways for all of you folks. This year is no...
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Gearbox Software
When I first heard of Borderlands, I scoffed a bit. A discerning gamer, surely it was a third rate title that appealed only to people who loved bright colours and loud explosions. I was busy playing...
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Meet Zed!
Why hello son, let me assure you… you’re now in my EXTRA capable hands. Lay back, look straight up and listen to what I have to say. Nono, don’t worry about the blur – when we’re through, you’ll feel...
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Pandora (Some Assembly Required)
Maybe Borderlands 2 isn’t your thing. Maybe you like to play other games, or maybe you can’t come all the way to Ontario for a LAN party. All of that is okay, because this year we have our own...
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Runic Games
Sponsor Feature We couldn’t be happier to have the support of Runic Games for this year’s Headshots from the Heart. The Seattle-based gaming company has become a Gold Sponsor, donating copies of their...
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Spike|Mobile
Sponsor Feature With no less than three communications people on our organizing staff, we figured that social media was something we had locked down. We’d each put some time into it while organizing,...
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Gearbox Software
Sponsor Feature Now this is a sponsor feature I’ve been itching to write for two years. You may have heard of Gearbox. They made Borderlands, which is kinda how this whole thing got started. We played...
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FrozenQ
Sponsor Feature When you’re running a charity event, you usually spend a lot of time emailing sponsors and trying to find people who will give you stuff so that you can give it away and auction it off...
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Cards Against Humanity
Sponsor Feature An awful Silver Sponsor for an awful gaming event. Ok, so the title isn’t true. Even though Cards Against Humanity calls itself a party game for horrible people, we think it is possible...
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The Bosses
The Bosses So we’re finally here. This Saturday is the big day and we are all excited to be playing some Borderlands 2 and raising some money for Child’s Play. We’ve been practising and preparing and...
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SteelSeries
Sponsor Feature This year’s Headshots from the Heart is presented by SteelSeries, maker of the best gaming peripherals and accessories known to man. Now you might be thinking, “Of course you have to...
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Feral Workshop
Sponsor Feature Based in Prince Edward Island, Feral Workshop celebrates fantasy and creativity through their incredible handmade leather products. From masks to jackets, they provide top quality work...
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